Woven-wire fencing.



Patented Apr. 3, I900.

J41. & A. c. SHIMER WOVEN WIRE FENCING.

(Application filed May 28, 1898.)

(No Model.)

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PATENT JOHN Q. SIIIMER AND ALLEN C. SHIMER, OF ANDERSON, INDIANA.

WOVEN-WIRE FENCING.

' SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 646,466, dated April3, 1900.

I Application filed May 28,1898. $erial No. 682,012. (No model.)

" To all whom it may concern.-

' ALLEN o, SHIMER, citizens of the United States", and residents ofAnderson, in the countyoflviadison and State of Indiana, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in -Woven-Wire Fencing; and we dodeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, whichform a part of this specification.

Figure 1 of the drawings is an elevation of a section of fence embodyingour invention. Figs. 2, 3, and 4 are detail views showing successivesteps in the wrapping of the staywires, and Figs. 5, 6, and 7 aresimilar views showing the wrapping of the loops in the oppositedirection.

This invention has relation to certain new and useful improvements inwire fencing, the object being to provide fencing of strong but elasticcharacter capable of being manufactured by machinery in a rapid andefficient 1113111161.

With this object in view the invention consists in the novelconstruction and combination of parts, all as hereinafter described, andpointed out in the appended claim.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, the letter A designates thehorizontal wires of the fencing, said wires being of crimped orcorrugated form, and. B designates the vertical tie or stay wires whichconnect the wires A at intervals. These tie or stay wires runcontinuously from the top to the bottom horizontal Wires and are wrappedaround each intermediate wire, as shown at b, this wrapping beingaccomplished by forming loops in the said tie or stay wires, which loopsare wound around the horizontal wires. By the use of suitable machinery(which is to form the subject-mat-ter of an application about to befiled by us) the several loops of each tie-wire may be simultaneouslywrapped around the horizontal wires, which operation enables the fencingto be manufactured in a rapid and economical manner.

a direct line.

Heretofore, in so far as we are aware, it has been necessary to carrythe tie-wire from one horizontal wire to another, making the severalwraps successively, a process which is necessarily of much slowercharacter than that which we now employ.

We prefer that the wrapping-loops b of successive tie-wires shall bewrapped in opposite directions, as shown, but do not wish to limitourselves to that construction. The advantage ofsuch alternate wrappingis that the Wraps of each stay-wire act as a lock to prevent anytendency of the adjacent wires to unwrap. It will be readily seen thatif one of the horizontal wires is subjected to great strain, as by aperson climbing over the fence, the tendency would be to unwind thewraps of the adjacent stay-wires. This tendency is resisted by theopposite winding shown and described. We also prefer that the loopsshall be of considerable length, sufficient to wrap at least twicearound the horizontal wires, and that the wraps be separated somewhat,so that when completed they shall extend some distance laterally fromthe vertical portions of said wires, the end of the loop being bent overmore or less closely upon the wrap.

It will be observed that the stay or tie wires extend insubstantially-straight vertical lines, the wraps being made entirely toone side thereof. This not only makes the stays shorter for fencing of agiven height and effects a considerable saving in wire to each rodoffencing, but it also makes a neater appearance than the more or lessirregular zigzagging, which results when the loops are wrappedintermediately of adjacent portions of the stay-wires. It also forms astronger fence, since any strain received by a horizontal wire iscommunicated to those above it in The wrapping of the loops entirely toone side of the stay-wiresalsopermits the several loops of eachstay-wire to be simultaneously Wrapped.

The crimps or corrugations in the Wires A should be in a vertical plane,for the reason that it largely increases the visibility of the wires andalso serves to more effectually hold the wraps of the tie-wires fromslipping on the wires A than if made in a horizontal plane. In additionto holding the tie-wires the crimps or corrugations give elasticity tothe fence and permit the expansion and contraction due to changes intemperature.

The corrugations in the horizontal wires are imparted thereto previouslyto the application of the stay-wires thereto and are not the result ofthe application of the stay-wires thereto under tension. In fact we findit necessary in constructing our fence to use hard drawn-steel wire forthe run her-Wires, as erimps or corrugations formed in soft wire are oflittle value and with wire of this character it would not be possible toform crimps or corrugations therein by tension on the stay wires. Wealso desire to have corrugations between the stay-wires as well as atthe points where such wires are applied, as shown in the drawings. Ourstay-wires are applied under very little, if any, tension and do notdeflect the horizontal wires.

Having thus described our invention, what JOHN Q. SHIMER. ALLEN C.SHIMER.

Witnesses for John Q. Shimer:

PHILIP O. MASI, GEO. H. PARMELEE. Witnesses for Allen 0. Shiiner:

SAMUEL P. MOORE, D. O. CHIPMAN.

